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Beauty for Ashes Project

990EZ • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 46-1191185

Jan 01, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016 • Filed on Mar 23, 2017

PO Box 5364Lake Wylie, SC 29710

(803) 370-4395

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

56th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Liabilities / Revenue

55th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Net Margin

58th percentile

6.6%

Higher net margin than 58% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Top Officer Pay

75th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 75% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Asset Growth

70th percentile

18%

Faster asset growth than 70% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Revenue Growth

66th percentile

12%

Faster revenue growth than 66% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Assets

Up

$45,115

Up $6,889 (+18%) from 2015

Net Assets

Up

$45,115

Up $6,889 (+18%) from 2015

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2015

Revenue

Up

$104,930

Up $11,171 (+12%) from 2015

Expenses

Up

$98,041

Up $13,264 (+16%) from 2015

Net Income

Down

$6,889

Down $2,093 (-23%) from 2015

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2015: $38,226Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $38,2262015Assets 2016: $45,115Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $45,1152016Assets 2017: $77,200Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $77,2002017Assets 2018: $80,563Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $80,5632018Assets 2019: $91,334Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $91,3342019Assets 2020: $95,119Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $95,1192020Assets 2021: $124,155Liabilities 2021: $227Net Assets 2021: $123,9282021Assets 2022: $168,007Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $168,0072022Assets 2023: $98,178Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $98,1782023Assets 2024: $93,060Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $93,0602024Assets 2025: $84,497Net Assets 2025: $84,4972025

Highlighted filing

2016

Assets$45,115
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$45,115

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2015: $93,759Expenses 2015: $84,777Net Income 2015: $8,9822015Revenue 2016: $104,930Expenses 2016: $98,041Net Income 2016: $6,8892016Revenue 2017: $120,599Expenses 2017: $88,514Net Income 2017: $32,0852017Revenue 2018: $103,761Expenses 2018: $100,398Net Income 2018: $3,3632018Revenue 2019: $105,276Expenses 2019: $94,505Net Income 2019: $10,7712019Revenue 2020: $170,664Expenses 2020: $175,379Net Income 2020: -$4,7152020Revenue 2021: $130,553Expenses 2021: $101,744Net Income 2021: $28,8092021Revenue 2022: $107,458Expenses 2022: $63,379Net Income 2022: $44,0792022Revenue 2023: $59,513Expenses 2023: $109,522Net Income 2023: -$50,0092023Revenue 2024: $81,784Expenses 2024: $86,902Net Income 2024: -$5,1182024Revenue 2025: $102,819Expenses 2025: $111,382Net Income 2025: -$8,5632025

Highlighted filing

2016

Revenue$104,930
Expenses$98,041
Net Income$6,889
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016
Signed
Mar 23, 2017
Return Version
2016v3.0
Gross Receipts
$104,930
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To serve impoverished communities and families in Nicaragua. Our focus is on the families who live in or near the trash dumps near Managua and the family of God. Generations of families have earned their living sifting through others trash to find anything of value surrounded by fire smoke flies stench and filth. We would like to remove all of the children from this environment and break this cycle of poverty through education and training and to give these families the hope they need to build a better life for themselves their neighbors and their families. One of the ways that we work to do this is by raising up local Nicaraguans who want to build the Kingdom of God and serve the poor. We do this through discipleship and mission training schools.

To serve impoverished communities and children in Nicaragua. Our focus in on the families who live in or near the trash dumps near Managua. Generations of families have earned their "living" sifting through other's trash to find anything of value surrounded by fire, smoke, flies and stench. We would like to remove all children from this environment and break this cycle of poverty through education and training and to give the "forgotten" the hope they need to build a better life for themselves and their families.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
We have 22 children from the trash dump who attend private school, The Lighthouse Christian Academy, in Managua, Nicaragua. Several have earned top honors in their class for their grades and test scores. Several had lead roles in the school's plays and performances this year. The children meet at our safe house long before the sun rises, have breakfast together, pick up a lunch if needed and are transported across town to school. They are in school all day, and then have tutoring for 2 hours each evening. They have amazing dedication! We also have 2 more who will attend college this year, one in medical school and the other at the prestigious Univ. of Central America. These children have shattered the stereotypes and have brought hope into the trash dump that many people have never seen before.$0$46,509
Every week we take food and clean water to the 70+ workers in the trash dump. We have been able to build 2 new homes and repair several others. We have supplies powdered milk and baby supplies to about 3 dozen new moms, have provided on-going medical care to several families and have put shoes on every child's feet in the trash dump. In 2017, our dream is to build a daycare center in the trash dump to keep all the babies and toddlers from having to do to work in the trash dump with their parents.$0$24,650
Prison Mission, family counseling, animal rescue, church worship...$0$16,442
We have 2 safe houses. We have some temporary residents while their parents are working with our counselors, in prison or just may be able to be a better, caring parent after a break. Other children are with us permanently and come from a history of abuse, sex slavery and other unimaginable situations. It is a comfort for many children and women to know they have a safe place to go anytime they need it.$0$10,440
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Kara WestermannFounder And Executive DirectorFT$0--
Janet TaylorAccountingPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Beauty for Ashes Project
EIN
46-1191185
In Care Of
% Kara S Westermann
Phone
8033704395
Address
PO Box 5364, Lake Wylie, SC 29710

Signing Officer

Name
Janet Taylor
Title
Accounting
Phone
8033704395
Signed
2017-03-23
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I, line 16

| Other Expenses:, Amount:| Aid-Animals, $1873.00| Aid-Clothing and Shoes, $693.00| Aid-Food, $6985.00| Aid-Hygiene/Medical, $3973.00| Art Education, $181.00| Bank Service Charges, $165.00| Construction Expenses, $16875.00| Educational Expenses, $4370.00| Events/Field Trips, $1918.00| Mission House Supplies, $3893.00| Mission Trip Meals, $102.00| Office Supplies, $416.00| PayPal Fees, $1365.00| Postage and Freight, $410.00| Safe House Maintenance, $4620.00| Safe House Supplies, $6820.00| School Scholarships and Fees, $23760.00| Supplies, $6860.00| Transportation, $5203.00| Travel, $2752.00| Travel/Meetings, $7.00| Tutoring Expenses, $4800.00|

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